524.01 Health and Medical Research for Lawyers
This one-credit advanced legal research seminar will introduce students to specific sources and strategies for researching health and medical legal topics, including the right to health care, pharmaceutical and medical device regulation, Stark and anti-trust laws as applied to the health care industry, medical malpractice and standards of care, and medical ethics and experimentation. This course will cover key primary and secondary sources for health and medical law research, including statutes, regulations, and agency materials. The research skills practiced in this course will also be useful for other topical legal areas. Grading will be based on class participation, short in-class or take-home exercises, and a final take-home exam.
Special Notes:
This class will have 10 meetings with the first class beginning on Thursday, August 25th and the last class ending on Thursday, October 27th. Class will not meet on Thursday, September 22nd or Thursday, October 13th (Fall Break).
Fall 2016
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524.01 |
Course Credits
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Take-home examination
Practical exercises
Class participation
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Jane Bahnson | ||
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.524.01.F16 | |||||
Email list: LAW.524.01.F16@sakai.duke.edu |
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Degree Requirements |
Course Requirements - JD
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Course Areas of Practice |
Course Areas of Practice
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